Dario Amodei

Many of the risks and worries associated with generative AI are ultimately consequences of this opacity, and would be much easier to address if the models were interpretable. [...] governments can use light-touch rules to encourage the development o... more Verified source

From a business perspective, the difference between open and closed is a little bit overblown. From a security perspective, the difference between open and closed models is, for some intents and purposes, overblown. The most important thing is how po... more Verified source (2025)

He also noted the standard should require AI developers to adopt policies for testing models and publicly disclose them [...] Unverified source (2026)

We need both a way to frequently monitor these emerging risks, and a protocol for responding appropriately when they occur. Autonomous AI systems that escape human control pose a significant threat to society. Unverified source (2023)

There's a 25% chance that the future of AI will go “really, really badly,” Unverified source (2025)

The right place to start is with transparency legislation, which essentially tries to require that every frontier AI company engage in [safety and transparency] practices. California's SB 53 and New York's RAISE Act are examples of this kind of legis... more Unverified source (2026)

artificial intelligence companies, including his own, should be subject to mandatory testing requirements to ensure their technologies are safe for the public before release. Unverified source (2024)

It is somewhat awkward to say this as the CEO of an AI company, but I think the next tier of risk is actually AI companies themselves. [...] AI companies control massive data centers, train the most advanced models, and possess unmatched expertise in... more Unverified source (2026)

Two “extreme” positions both seem false to me. First, you might think that the world would be instantly transformed on the scale of seconds or days (“the Singularity”), as superior intelligence builds on itself and solves every possible scientific, e... more Unverified source (2024)

The idea of stopping or even substantially slowing the technology is fundamentally untenable. If one company does not build it, others will do so nearly as fast. [...] Even if all Western companies stopped their work on AI, authoritarian countries wo... more Unverified source (2026)